(HC)Gilmore v. Hill

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 STEVEN GILMORE, Case No.: 20cv2230-WQH-MDD 12 Petitioner, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 13 v. RE: DENIAL OF PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 14 RICK HILL, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 Petitioner Steven Gilmore (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro 20 se and in forma pauperis, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 21 (“Petition”) pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

presenting a single claim 22 challenging the validity of a guilty plea. (Docs. 1, 8.) Respondent Rick Hill 23…